The sad reality that I am going to have to actually work again at some point in the not too distant future became evident today. I sent follow-up emails to two gentlemen that I interviewed with during my inaugural Winnipeg visit. I'm interested in both agencies and would like to speak with them more. The first, Intrinsix, is a web design agency that seems to be doing very well. The other, and perhaps the one I am more interested in, Dechenes • Regnier, is an advertising and communications organization. They both seem like high calibre agencies; I think that I am just still gravitating to the tactile. I can't help but love the rich textures, colours, and true 3-D quality of actual pieces. I love the web, but it's insubstantial.
I also dropped a resume off at Digital Chameleon, a well-respected comic book color house that is expanding their services. I got a tip from the mother of a girl who works there. We'll see if anything shakes loose.
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Sometimes, when I think about the enormity of the world, it amazes me that we can be so self-involved. In general, we think very little about the world beyond our immediate realm. A half-hour of CNN, a few passing thoughts during the day, but that's it. For the most part, our thoughts are focused on the tiny, little world of our lives.
But there are people everywhere. Everywhere. Here in Winnipeg there are about 700 000. That's a lot of people, but this is a small city compared the places like Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver. Then there's New York, a 24-hour drama. All those people, each with their personal lives and struggles. They all have challenges and successes, dreams and regrets. It's mind-boggling.
But even New York pales when compared with a place like Tokyo: 30 million stories.
Even on the drive here, all the way along there were people in the middle of nowhere. All I could think was that here, where you would think there would be no one, are whole towns, cities even, of people living their lives; all with their struggles, all with their dreams. I think irt's probably like that over the entire earth.
Like I said, it's the enormity that gets me.
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